MarketWatchPharmaceutical companies are ringing in the new year by raising the price of hundreds of drugs, with Allergan PLC setting the pace with increases of nearly 10 percent on more than two dozen products, according to a new analysis.READ MORE

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Pharmacy TimesWhen people hear the term 'gene therapy' many think of a futuristic technology to treat disease, while others may have questions about the ethics of the application for nonmedical uses. Survey data, meanwhile, shows that public perception of gene therapy has been increasing over the years, a trend which is likely to increase as more gene therapy medications are approved as potentially curative treatment.READ MORE

The HillRecently Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced new legislation to ensure that drug companies play by the rules of the Medicaid program. The bill is aimed at preventing drug companies from overcharging Medicaid, a practice that has been consistently costing taxpayers billions of dollars. READ MORE

FiercePharmaMore and more, specialty drugs carrying eye-popping price tags are winning FDA approvals. While more are certainly on the way — look at Novartis' recent presentation that a gene therapy could be worth millions per patient—analysts at drug pricing website GoodRx have tallied up the most expensive pharmacy-dispensed drugs in the U.S. per month as of November.READ MORE

Drug Store NewsTeva is offering limited doses of the FDA approved generic version of Mylan’s EpiPen (epinephrine injection) auto-injector 0.3 mg. Teva’s generic version of the EpiPen Jr auto-injector 0.15 mg and an additional supply of Teva’s generic version of the EpiPen auto-injector 0.3 mg are expected in 2019. READ MORE